Transcribed from public records by Anita Sheahan Coraluzzi and posted here with her kind permission.

Cork Appointees 1816-1840
From LDS FHL film # 0856057
Volume 1

The following records are transcribed from FHL microfilm. The records of the appointees to the Irish Constabulary (established in 1822, then known as the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1867 through 1922) are from all counties in Ireland.

A commercial index exists on microfiche at the LDS library in Salt Lake, but it is my understanding that this is under copyright, therefore does not circulate to FHC's. There is however a partial index on microfilm available through family history center's on the following film:
Index 1816-1867 (v.43); index 1868-1883 (v.44)- This is a partial index by first letter of surname and then chronologically by service number. The supplemental service records also include indexes.

The most comprehensive work known to date on Royal Irish Constabulary Records, with a complete index of the 85,000 or so men who were members, has been written by Jim Herlihy, himself a member of the Garda Síochána. This work can be found at the publisher's website, Four Courts Press, ISBN 1-85182-502-9, €55/US67.50.

The original service records include the following information:
1. Service Number
2. Name
3. Age when appointed
4. Height
5. Native County of birth
6. Religion
7. If married, Date & Number of Authority granting permission
8. Native county of Wife
9. Recommendations- By whom recommended, magistrate, JP, etc.
10. Trade or calling
11. Appointment or reappointment date
12. Allocation (to what county & order of service in each)
13. Transfers
14. Promotion or Reduction
15. Number of the Authorizer re: the Promotion or Reduction
16. Rewards, Marks of Distinction and Favourable Records
17. Punishments
18. If Discharged, Dismissed, Resigned or Dead (and date of any)
19. Injuries
20. Total Service at time of Discharge
21. Pension Amount & other notations

Of the information in these 21 columns, the records transcribed here contain the material from the first 11 columns only. It is enough to try to figure out if one of them might be an ancestor. Since there are no identifying locations other than 'Cork', (Only 1 record actually has written in "Cork City"), I have included the name of the recommendation person, as this can often give a clue to location of the appointee. Frequently the person recommending is a large landowner, and the location can be inferred.

The complete service record in many cases is quite an impressive amount of information. In particular for those Catholic ancestors where no parish records might exist, the recording of a marriage can be of particular interest to family historians. Likewise the pension/death information.

If you find someone you think may be an ancestor, it is suggested you view the microfilm yourself for all the information in the service record. And of course if you want to know more about the RIC, Jim Herlihy's book would be the way to go.

Please do not email me with questions about any of these transcribed records, as I have no further information about any of these men or their service records. Spellings are as per original. ---Hope you find someone, Sincerely, Anita Sheahan Coraluzzi

INDEX TO ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY-CORK APPOINTEES, VOLUME 1:

SURNAME

FIRST

VOL.-SERVICE NUMBER

ADDERLY

FRAS.

1:1278

ADDERLY

THOS.

1:649

ALLEN

JOHN

1:591

BARRY

GARRET

1:1847

BARRY

RICH.

1:953

BARRY

WM.

1:1455

BEAZLEY

JNO.

1:1870

BIBLE

RICHD.

1:1393

BOLSTER

JNO.

1:798

BOWEN

JNO.

1:1998

BRADLEY

JNO.

1:425

BROWNE

JAS.

1:803

BUCKLEY

CORNL.

1:1391

BUCKLEY

PAT.

1:725

BULLEN

ROBT.

1:924

BURCHILL

THOS.

1:1975

BYRNES

HEN.

1:1508

CAHILL

MICL.

1:1815

CALLAGHAN

DAN.

1:2000

CALLAGHAN

GARRET

1:974

CALLAGHAN

TIM

1:1888

CALLANAN

DENIS

1:1879

CASHMAN

PAT.

1:1117

CLEAR

THOMAS

1:559

COLLINS

JEREMH.

1:1217

COLLINS

JNO.

1:1862

COLLINS

MAUR.

1:1402

COLLINS

MICHAEL

1:164

COLLINS

MICL.

1:1369

CONNELLY

MICL.

1:1703

CONNOR

HEN.

1:1076

CONNOR

JNO.

1:1062

CONNOR

MICL.

1:847

CONNOR

PAT.

1:1382

CONNOR

TERENCE

1:1877

CONNOR

WILLIAM

1:381

COUGHLAN

MATT.

1:1857

COUGHLIN

DENIS

1:1072

CRANWELL

JAS.

1:628

CREMIN

DAVID

1:1060

CROKER

NICLS.

1:972

CROWLEY

JERH.

1:1368

CROWLEY

MATT.

1:854

CUSHIN

WM.

1:943

DANIELS

MICHL.

1:78

DONOVAN

CORN.

1:1743

DONOVAN

CORNS.

1:1859

DONOVAN

DANL.

1:1061

DRISCOLL

DENIS

1:1074

DRISCOLL

PAT.

1:1512

DUGGAN

EDMD.

1:1462

DUGGAN

THOS.

1:1511

DYER

WILLIAM

1:138

EGAN

JNO.

1:1694

EGAN

JNO.

1:1964

FALVEY

BARTEW.

1:1209

FLEMING

JNO.

1:1394

FOOT

CALLAN.

1:1298

FORD

EDWD.

1:1358

GARVAN

JNO.

1:1863

GODSIL

JNO.

1:1396

GOGGIN

DAV.

1:1929

GOOD

JNO.

1:1510

GRIFFIN

THOS.

1:1361

GUEST

EDMOND

1:137

HALLAN

LAWR.

1:674

HARRINGTON

FLORENCE

1:1082

HENNESSY

JNO.

1:1457

HICKEY

DAN.

1:809

HOLLAND

JOHN

1:317

HOSFORD

JNO.

1:1758

HUMPHREYS

JERH.

1:697

JAGOE

BOYLE

1:82

JOHNSON

THOS.

1:39

JOHNSTON

WOODUS

1:973

KELLY

ED.

1:384

KENNEDY

JNO.

1:1152

LAMB

WM.

1:1687

LEAHY

JNO.

1:1050

LEARY

DAN.

1:1866

LINEHAN

PAT.

1:1459

LODGE

GEO.

1:735

LOVELL

WM.

1:673

LYNCH

CALLAGHN.

1:1043

LYNCH

CORNS.

1:1832

MACKELL

ROBT.

1:172

MAGUIRE

HUGH

1:1880

MAHONY

PATRICK

1:316

McCARTHY

JERH.

1:975

McCARTHY

JERH.

1:1416

McCARTHY

JERH.

1:1460

McCARTHY

JNO.

1:345

McCARTHY

JUSN.

1:736

McCARTHY

MICHL.

1:1697

McCARTIE

DENS.

1:707

McCUTCHEON

WM.

1:477

McSWEENY

DENIS

1:1868

McSWINEY

WM.

1:1371

MINIHAN

MORT.

1:1867

MOORE

JNO.

1:726

MURPHY

DENIS

1:1581

MURPHY

JEREMH.

1:1983

NAGLE

PAT.

1:1702

NAGLE

THOMAS

1:556

NASH

JAMES

1:146

NETTLES

RICD.

1:818

NOONAN

JAS.

1:1398

NORTHEAST

JON.

1:171

O CONNELL

DAN.

1:1412

O HEA

JAS.

1:1353

O HEA

RIC.

1:383

O KEEFFE

ARTHR.

1:1039

O LEARY

JERH.

1:1395

O MEALLY

JNO. M.

1:1283

ORR

JNO.

1:737

PATTERSON

GEO.

1:1376

QUARRY

JAS.

1:942

QUINN

DENIS

1:1872

REILLY

RIC.

1:551

RING

DAV.

1:876

ROBERTS

JOHN

1:85

ROCHE

RICHD.

1:1408

ROUCH

PAT.

1:1991

ROURKE

GART.

1:1874

RYAN

DAVID

1:1524

SEALY

THOMAS

1:1858

SHEEHAN

JNO.

1:1051

SHEEHAN

PAT.

1:1207

SHINE

CORNELIUS

1: 239

SLYNE

PAT.

1: 1695

SMITH

JOS.

1: 1366

SPILLANE

JNO.

1: 1373

SPILLANE

PAUL

1: 1399

STACK

GARRET

1: 1861

SULLIVAN

BOETIUS

1: 1404

SULLIVAN

CORNS.

1: 1098

SULLIVAN

DAN.

1: 1364

SULLIVAN

FLORCE.

1: 1875

SWAYNE

GEO. B.

1: 1080

SWEENY

PAT.

1: 1698

TARRANT

PATK.

1: 1615

THERRY

ED.

1: 1712

THORNHILL

FRA.

1: 1565

TOBIN

JAMES

1: 484

WADE

GEO.

1: 605

WADE

THO.

1: 662

WALLACE

FRA.

1: 602

WALSH

THOMAS

1: 290

WATERS

HEN.

1: 1161

WATERS

JNO.

1: 1764

WATSON

RIC.

1: 631

WATTS

ROBERT

1: 237

WILLIAMS

DAV.

1: 669

WILLIS

JOS.

1: 616

WRIGHT

THOMAS

1: 136

YELVERTON

BERRY

1: 659

SERVICE NUMBER-NAME-AGE-HEIGHT-NATIVE COUNTY-RELIGION-IF MARRIED & DATE*-NATIVE COUNTY OF WIFE-RECOMMENDED BY-TRADE OR CALLING-DATE OF APPOINTMENT
(*some numbers in marriage column refer to RIC authorization, refer to Jim Herlihy's work for further information)